IN MEMORIAM
"G ood m orn in g, B roth er W uss speaking . . . . and how is the grandm other your son played a m ag n ificen t game d on 't forget the tickets for the S lav ic n ig h t T h an k s for ca llin g ." T h e voice o f love and care o f B roth er Joe W uss, S .J. is no longer heard at St. P eter's Prep, but he lives in the lives and the m em ories of all the Prep fam ily . B roth er W uss loved the Prep — the students, the fam ilies, the activities. H e knew each o f us by nam e: to encourage, to console, to push for excellen ce, to share stories of a Prep b all gam e, to poin t out the alu m n i S lav ic honor, roll or the Pope's com in g to A m erica. H e cared th at we grew, th at we recognized w ho we are — our cu ltu ral heritage (ev eryo n e at on e tim e had some Polish blood) and our d ig n ity as sons and daughters of the liv in g God. He n ev er sought the lim elig h t or needed m an y m aterial possessions. H is life and love was th e C hrist p layin g in 10,000 faces of students, alu m n i and fam ily. T h e Lord took B ro th er W uss w hen he was most happy — a few hours after com m u nion on his fav orite feast of Pentecost. T h e M ets had w on, th e Pope was soon to visit Poland, the graduates and fa m ilie s'w e re lau ghing and celebratin g in the Prep cafeteria. B ro th er W uss would o ften speak about the " r in g " — the ring o f reward as the m erry-go-rou nd w ent on. For him the ring m eant ex cellen ce — a state ch am p ion sh ip , a cou n ty title — the rin g of the highest ach iev em en t. H e encourages teams and ac tiv ities to reach fo r the rin g — a sign of the best. H e gave all of us th e best: th e best of love and care — the best of w hat it means to be a m an o f God, the best of w hat is im portant - ourself, our fam ily , our roots and our God. T h e Lord has tak en him and given him the R in g — the ring of ev erlastin g Jo y . H is ow n fa ith is a rem inder that we too will share w ith h im in e te rn ity th at R in g o f C hrist's victory. "G ood m orn in g , B ro th er W uss sp eak in g ."
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